Hevi-13 #7's (graphic)
 

For anyone worried that Hevi-13 #7's are too small....well something like this might happen.
12ga Ithaca 37, Indian Creek choke, 3" 2oz #7's, shot at 35 yards.

congrats !!!! I use the same ammo

I tried out the new blend load from the same company. It has 5,6,and 7 shot and from what I can see it will be a winner. I patterned at 40 yards and counted over 150 holes in a 10" diameter circle. That is way better than anything I ever got out of my Benelli in the 10 years I have owned it. I am pretty high on this load and look forward to trying it out on the birds on May 1 when it opens here. The only bad part is cost. About 5 bucks a pop...but it is a really good pop.:rock:

While that is a great picture I would believe more that the wad actually also helped in the kill!

Just too much damage.

JW

Wad was roughly 20-25 yards away from the gun. The choke stripped it just like its supposed to.

Is your choke ported. And if so wouldn't it be bad to use such a small sized shot? Im just curious and obviously ignorant on this matter?

The choke is ported, it is an Indian Creek Black Diamond Strike .660. The barrel came from Ithaca ported as well.
There are no issues shooting this shot size (and even smaller ie.TSS #8 or #9's) with ported chokes, or ported barrels either.

Splat! That was one mean head shot.

Thats amazing! I know if I werent using Nitros, id definetly be using those.

35 yards and you damn near ripped his head off... No way!!!

If you said 20 yards I might believe it... MIGHT

I say you MIGHT want to learn how to judge yardage

I guess it doesn't matter much if you believe it or not, the proof is in the picture, and I highly doubt my range finder is off.
Anytime you want to stop on by I could take you out to where it was shot at.

I use Nitro's in a couple different turkey guns. They are wicked for sure!

Most definitely impressive to say the least! Pretty hard to believe, but why get on here and lie. Right? It does look like the wad or maybe a slug from deer season.

Wow! You got him with the full brunt of that load.

I don't doubt the damage. A lot of people are putting well over 300 pellets inside a 10 inch circle at 40 yards with H-13 number 7's and a good choke like a Indian Creek BDS, Jellyhead, Pure Gold or Rhino. At 35 yards those numbers may well jump to 375 or so. Thats a lot of bad Ju Ju if you get a pattern that dense centered on a gobblers head.

Dude the internet is a great place for people to blow smoke!!!

Brad Paisley has a song out all about it... You should lisen to it some time:wink:

I've shot gobblers in the face at 20 yards and aint done that much damage...

mr longbeard. i have seen the damage that is caused by the h-13 at 20 yards and it will rip their head off. i dont know how many pellets he is getting in the 10 at 40 but most get 250 + so at 35 should be 300+. have you ever hit a birds head dead center with that many pellets.

congrats on the bird buddy